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From laden boughs, from hands,

from sweet fellowship in the bins,
comes nectar at the roadside, succulent
peaches we devour, dusty skin and all,
comes the familiar dust of summer, dust we eat.

Li-Young Lee, "From Blossoms
"Which of the following words has the most positive connotation?
A. "skin"
B. "dusty"
C. "bins"
D. "sweet"

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The word with the best connotation would be "sweet" so D.
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Answer: D) Sweet.

Explanation: The connotation of a word is the meaning given by the context or even by the readers (or listeners) based on their emotions or personal experiences. From the given options, the word that has the most positive connotation is the corresponding to option D: sweet, because it is usually associated with something beautiful, with happiness, or positive feelings in general.

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